M. Brazovskaia、H. Dumoulin、P. Pierański1996-03-04Physical Review Letters
We observe nonlinear phenomena in vibrating smectic films. In particular, the shapes and positions of steps present in smectic films are affected by film vibrations. Above a certain threshold, we observe an instability in the meniscus consisting of the formation of a peninsula-shaped step. We point out that these effe…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationFluid Dynamics and Thin Films
S. Dhar、Subhananda Chakrabarti1996-03-04Applied Physics Letters
We have presented the electroless nickel plating technique as a preferred method for making ohmic or rectifying contacts on porous silicon. Nickel, plated by this technique, penetrates the pores and forms contact on an effective area, about 4.5 times the actual area of the sample. High-temperature annealing of the pla…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceSemiconductor materials and interfaces
Xiaoguang Yang、D. McBranch、Basil I. Swanson 等 4 位作者1996-03-04Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Ultrahigh second-order nonlinearities were observed in calix[4]arene-based, chromophoric super-molecules, which form densely packed, highly ordered monolayers on silica surfaces (shown on the right). The super chromophores consist of four stilbazole-imine units in a rigid cone conformation, in which all the dipoles ar…
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
S.H. Baker、S. C. Bayliss、S. J. Gurman 等 5 位作者1996-03-04Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Approximately stoichiometric InP films have been prepared over a range of substrate temperature . The structure of the deposited films has been investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) experiments. TEM m…
Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceSemiconductor materials and interfaces
H. P. Hughes、J A Scarfe1996-03-04Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Lineshapes in x-ray core-level photoemission (XPS) reflect the local electronic environment of the atomic species from which they originate, and the excitations of the material system which reduce the emerging photoelectron's kinetic energy. For metallic systems, we show that detailed analysis of such lineshapes provi…
Advancements in Photolithography TechniquesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Aidong Li、Chuan-zhen Ge、Peng Lü 等 4 位作者1996-03-04Applied Physics Letters
Perovskite conductive LaNiO3 films, 250 nm thick, were prepared by metalorganic decomposition. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry was used to determine the film thickness and composition. The x-ray diffraction patterns of LaNiO3 films indicated that the lowest temperature for crystallization is about 530 °C. The m…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Giorgio Bertotti1996-03-04Physical Review Letters
A thermodynamic description of hysteresis phenomena is proposed, where the system evolution is described as a sequence of Barkhausen jumps, and the Preisach model is used to characterize the jump sequence. Expressions for Gibbs energy, entropy, and entropy production are derived. The equilibrium states of the minimum…
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationModel Reduction and Neural NetworksMagnetic Properties and Applications
Shuyan Qi、Zhen‐Gang Wang1996-03-04Physical Review Letters
The kinetics of hexagonal to disordered and hexagonal to body-centered-cubic phase transitions in weakly segregated, microstructured systems (e.g., diblock copolymers) is studied using a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) approach. Both computer simulation of the TDGL equation and analysis of a simplified two-mode…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Bahman Taheri、Huimin Liu、B. Jassemnejad 等 6 位作者1996-03-04Applied Physics Letters
A single beam technique is introduced to determine the magnitude and sign of third order nonlinear optical coefficients of materials using intensity dependence of the complex refractive index. It is applicable to a large range of materials including those with a low damage threshold such as polymers and absorbing glas…
Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Peter Behrens1996-03-04Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Structural design in the synthesis of solids is now a step closer, at least for mesoporous compounds. Surfactant assemblies are used as templates to structure metal oxides, which are formed from metal alkoxides. By adapting the headgroup of the surfactant to the inorganic component and exploiting the coordination chem…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMesoporous Materials and CatalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
Ming-Sen Chen、Tai‐Bor Wu、Jenn-Ming Wu1996-03-04Applied Physics Letters
By changing the electrode combination of Pt and LaNiO3 (LNO), four capacitor types of Pt/PZT/Pt/Si, Pt/LNO/PZT/Pt/Si, Pt/LNO/PZT/LNO/Pt/Si, and Pt/PZT/LNO/Pt/Si, were prepared to investigate the fatigue and hysteresis characteristics of the sol-gel-derived Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 (PZT) ferroelectric thin films. Among them,…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Catherine Stampfl1996-03-04arXiv
The success of density functional theory for the description of the adsorption of atoms on surfaces is well established, and based on recent calculations using gradient corrections, it has been shown that it also describes well the dissociative adsorption of molecules at surfaces - admittedly however, the data base fo…
Materials Sciencemtrl-th
S. Hamdan、G. M. Swallowe1996-03-01Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics
This work extends the results of previous workers on the influence of drawing on the crystallinity of PEEK and PEK to test temperatures well above Tg and to strain rates up to 103 s−1. The study thus includes measurement of crystallinity in samples tested in the strain rate regime where large increases in flow stress…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer Foaming and Composites
Hirosuke Inagaki1996-03-01International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde)
Article Mechanism of Enhanced Superplasticity in Thermomechanically Processed Ti-6Al-4V / Mechanismen der Superplastizität in thermomechanisch behandelten Ti-6Al-4V-Legierungen was published on March 1, 1996 in the journal International Journal of Materials Research (volume 87, issue 3).
Titanium Alloys Microstructure and PropertiesAdvanced materials and compositesMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
K. J. Lewis、J. H. Aklian、A. Sharaby 等 4 位作者1996-03-01Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Explains corrosion protection and how it works. Discusses the effect of environmental legislation on corrosion protective paints, which necessitates the removal of solvents and toxic additives, making the protection weaker. In order to remedy this one must determine how protection is provided, which involves the separ…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionConcrete Corrosion and Durability
B. Antoszewski1996-03-01Acta Physica Polonica A
The wear behavior and the mechanism of plasma sprayed WC12Co, Cr2 O 3 and I2 O3 coatings in sliding contact with steel bronze and car- bon graphite were studied with block-on-ring arrangement. The coefficient of friction and wear rate of these coatings were measured at dry friction conditions. The worn surfaces of the…
High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsAdvanced materials and compositesMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
M. Cazacu、Maria Marcu、Constanţa Ibănescu 等 6 位作者1996-03-01Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering
Copolymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) with 1,3,5,7-tetrametyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane (V4) by heterogeneous acid catalysis has been carried out. In order to find the optimal conditions of the reaction, a second-order experimental design was performed with reaction time, reaction temperatur…
Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
T. I. Yanson、Mykola MANYAKO、O.I. Bodak 等 6 位作者1996-03-01Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
Article Crystal structures of ytterbium iron aluminium, YbFexAl12-x (x = 3.08 and 4.56) was published on March 1, 1996 in the journal Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials (volume 211, issue 3).
Rare-earth and actinide compoundsMagnetic Properties of AlloysMetallurgical and Alloy Processes
Donald A. Hicks、Amanda Kirk、Ronald Stapleton1996-03-01Journal of Cellular Plastics
Increasingly, the automotive industry is requiring demonstration that polymers in automotive applications are recyclable. The techniques for the recovery and recycling of polyurethane foam from MDI Pour-in-Place automotive seating have been demonstrated. This seating technology is uniquely suited to the recovery of fo…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesPolymer Science and PVC
Gleb Beliakov1996-03-01Applied Optics
The Luneburg integral has many applications in optics and optoelectronics, among which is determination of the refractive-index profile of a Luneburg lens with a full or nonfull aperture. Consequently, computationally efficient and accurate methods for evaluating this integral represent an important challenge. An alte…
Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisAdvanced optical system designOptical Coatings and Gratings